Case ref	City or Parish	Complainant	Date Received	Nature of Complaint	Status / updates
2023/07	CYC	York Resident	16/04/23	The complainant alleges the Councillor used public funds from the Parish Council to produce leaflets that support their personal election campaign.	This complaint is currently being assessed by the Monitoring Officer. Views of the IP sought. This complaint falls under paragraph 5 of the complaints handling process as the subject member is Chairperson of the Parish Council concerned. It will therefore be referred to a JSC Sub Committee. The views of the IP have been sought and will be incorporated into the MO’s report to JSC Sub Committee on 26^th June 2023. On 26^th June the JSC Sub-Committee agreed that the issue complained of is capable of constituting a breach of the Member Code of Conduct and merits further investigation in light of the seriousness of the allegation. The DMO has appointed a CYC lawyer to investigate. A draft report is expected to be completed by the end of September 2023.
2023/13	CYC	York resident	23/08/23	The complainant alleges the Councillor’s behaviour is disrespectful, distressing and not in line with the code. Example of behaviour provided. The complainant also alleges the Councillor wrongly shared an address of an ongoing enforcement case, breaching data protection.	This complaint is currently being assessed by the Deputy Monitoring Officer. Views of the IP sought. Complaint assessed and will progress to investigation. Parties notified.